{"id":4871,"date":"2021-06-01T15:55:17","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T12:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tyoelamaan.fi\/?p=4871"},"modified":"2022-07-11T14:15:32","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T11:15:32","slug":"what-union-to-join","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tyoelamaan.fi\/en\/blog\/2021\/06\/01\/what-union-to-join\/","title":{"rendered":"What union to join?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Trade unions consist of associations with employees as members. A trade union is a community supporting the profession and present in the daily life of the workplace. In this community members at the workplace can jointly affect common issues. Contact your shop steward <\/a>for more information on what union they represent and what union negotiates the collective labour agreement<\/a> applied in your workplace. A single workplace can have associations of various unions, and employees always have the right to decide which union they want to belong to.   <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Joining a trade union is voluntary, but it is also every employee\u2019s right. You can and should join a union already during your studies. You can also change unions if you change the industry or your job changes significantly. It is a good idea to choose a union depending on your sector or duties so that you can get expert help in a potential problem situation. Some unions also redirect applicants if they do not represent the industry or profession in question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

93% of young union members would recommend membership to a friend.<\/strong><\/p>Survey on people’s opinions on union memberships, 2016<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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